Christopher M. Henderson
Forked River, NJ 08731
*********.*****@*****.***
Summary
Education
Seasoned and strategic finance and accounting manager with experience in both public and private companies within the pharmaceutical, medical device manufacturing, consumer products, and alternative energy industries. Possesses exceptional accounting skills, diverse project management experience, noted teamwork and relationship management abilities, and a strong analytics and reporting background.
Providence College, Providence, RI
Bachelors of Science - Accounting
Experience
2021-2023 Accounting/Finance Consultant
Drone Go Home
Revamped company accounting software
Took monthly accounting operations back in house from a third party vendor
Implemented an improved inventory tracking system
Negotiated new terms with suppliers and customers
Weekly/Monthly variance analysis for senior management
Set up a company 401k program
Breakers Restaurant Group
Revamped company accounting software
Implemented an inventory tracking system
Did weekly variance analysis for management to help them better understand the business and what drives it
Handled state sales tax audit to successful completion
Wejo, Inc.
Manages annual budget and forecasting process for sales team
Drove weekly corporate forecasting process for executive team
Contributed to implementation of both Salesforce and Hyperion ERP systems
Responsible for Ad Hoc reporting for Sales and Executive Leadership team
Worked with SEC reporting team to research best industry practices, review peer filings, and develop the first Wejo 10-K
2019-2021 Ansell Iselin, NJ
Manager FP&A
Manages annual budget and forecasting process for corporate shared services
Performed headcount and compensation planning for Marketing and R&D teams
Drives monthly/quarterly/annual financial reporting to corporate leadership team
Maintains corporate product and sales data warehouse
Participates in financial M&A process
Collaborates with regional accounting teams to oversee monthly accrual process
Developed Power BI dashboards for individual teams to track monthly KPI’s
Responsible for monthly variance analysis on both regional and corporate level
Responsible for Ad Hoc reporting and projects for corporate leadership team
Ownership of Industrial Business Unit 3 Statement Model projecting 5 years out
2018-2019 Winston Financial Services Manasquan, NJ
Manager FP&A
Managed annual budget process
Responsible for all monthly sales and expense reporting
Managed implementation process for new Concur software and trained all relevant employees to use it
Assisted corporate controller with monthly and annual close accounting functions
Created new excel based templates for better efficiency and accuracy for assessing costs and revenues of prospective new business
Provided clients with all post enrollment information and data
Collaborate with IT department to maintain and improve internal client database
Oversaw IT audit of internal security systems
Developed 3 statement Model for company use moving forward
2013-2017 NRG Energy Princeton, NJ
Senior SEC Reporting Accountant
Contribute to financial reporting requirements thru NRG 10-K and 10-Q preparation and filings
Manage GenOn 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K filings
Manages month and quarter end accrual accounting process
Built and maintain quarterly controller packages for all business units
Liaise with KPMG and internal audit teams on all SEC filings
Respond to extensive ad hoc reporting requests from internal and external sources
Assisted derivatives accounting team with calculation of derivatives for reporting purposes
Complete Commerce Department quarterly and annual survey requirements
Assist accounting research team on a case by case basis
Assisted derivatives accounting team with calculation of derivatives for reporting purposes
Train new hires on database management and Workiva software
2011-2012 Proximo Spirits Jersey City, NJ
Finance Manager
Managed the corporate pricing database
Participated in corporate treasury functions including cash flow, banking, and risk assessment
Responded to varied reporting requests from the field sales organizations and corporate management
Managed the distribution of standard monthly reports to National Sales team. These reports included tracking revenues, collections, depletions, marketing expenses, and commissions
Participated in special projects including planning and implementation of the initial corporate audit and acquisitions of new brands and facilities
Prepared annual brand marketing budgets
Assigned responsibility for sales force cost centers for annual budgets
Collaborated with customer service and sales teams on new product launch allocations
2008-2010 Integra LifeSciences Plainsboro, NJ
Senior Financial Analyst, Corporate Development & Investor Relations
Prepared and maintained acquisition target company models
Key contributor in financial and accounting analyses and due diligence on potential acquisition targets for the company
Prepared and continuously updated the long term corporate strategic model
Coordinated investor meetings in partnership with executive management
Contributed to the preparation of the 10-Q and 10-K; including the financial statements, exhibits, and management’s discussion and analysis
Experienced In:
MS Office, HFM, Cognos, BPC/OutlookSoft, Oracle, Hyperion, SAP, Diver, Workiva, IBS, Great Plains, Stingray, Microsoft, Quickbooks, SQL, and Microsoft Power BI